Crime Rate in Broomfield and The Walthams, ward

Broomfield and The Walthams has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Chelmsford district and the 2295th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 198th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Broomfield and The Walthams in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% higher than the Chelmsford district average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Broomfield and The Walthams’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 540 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 618 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Broomfield and The Walthams ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hospital, with 178 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Puddings Wood Drive (140 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.